Dodging retirement in 2010, Katie and Roger Foster took a "leap-of-faith" and moved to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates when Roger accepted a position there. The Arabian adventure would last 4 years. This blog is an account of their expat experiences and travels around the Arabian peninsula and beyond.

Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine I would be moving to a foreign country to live, let alone a country in the Middle East. Over the 2009 Christmas and New Year’s holidays, my husband Roger and I discussed what we wanted the next part of our life to be like. He thought that before retiring, he would like to do one more airport project but only if he could find something very interesting. I half-jokingly agreed that would be fine but could he try for an exotic location? As usual, Roger came through and soon we were headed to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. This blog is a recap of our "leap-of- faith" wanderings around the Middle East and beyond. We joyfully share these expat experiences.

Sunday, October 7, 2012

October's Blogging Boomer Carnival

It's October, the month that includes Columbus
Day, Canadian Thanksgiving, United Nations Day,
and of course Halloween. Its Sightings at 60's turn
at the Blogging Boomer Carnival touches on some autumnal advice, but seems to focus mainly on health. . . of the mind, the spirit and the body. I hope theseposts will open your eyes to some new perspectives, so page down and take a look.

John Agno, a certified executive
and business coach, observes on his
SoBabyBoomer blog that the Center for
Disease Control and Prevention reports
7 out of 10 Americans are not getting enough exercise. So what is the secret for how Boomers can get enough physical activity and actually enjoy doing it? He finds 7 "best practices" that are used by successful exercisers. They can help you identify what activities work best for you, and show you how to incorporatethem into your daily life.

Anne Maxfield at The Accidental Locavore has love and aging on her mind.
Does affinage (the aging of cheese) make a good cheese great? Or is it the love
the cheesemaker puts into it? And what are the bumps along the road? (And for
one more bump, see below.)

Katie Foster, our most peripatetic Baby
Boomer, notes that since the beginning of
time romantic journeys have been the beloved
subject of novels, movies and stage. InJordan Journey she takes us along on a trip
with her and her husband as they wander
through the desert and enjoy exotic dining,
find spiritual awakening . . . and experience
romantic interludes that arise in unexpected places.

So finally, as Rita Robison suggests, the
air is getting cooler, the nights are getting
longer, and the year is winding down. Is itany wonder that October also includes (on Oct. 8) the birthday of R. L. Stein, author of the Goosebumps series along with other haunting books, as well as National Grouch Day on October 15, Frankenstein Friday on October 26, and one other holiday of note . . . last week, though you may have missed it, we celebrated National Moldy Cheese Day.

Why, it's enough to make you think that there's a full moon afoot.
Which there is . . . on October 29.

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Katie Foster is an American freelance journalist and photographer. While living in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirate, she blogged about her extensive travels in the Middle East - Arabian Tales and Other Amazing Adventures. Currently living in the USA, Katie blogs about her travel adventures in other parts of the world - Travel Passionately.

Her interests include travel, culture, food, and wine. Backed by more than 25 years of experience in corporate, academic and non-profit public relations and writing she now enjoys focusing her writing skills full time on her passions.